Sebastian Bergman by Michael Hjorth and Hans Rosenfeldt
Written by Michael Hjorth and Hans Rosenfeldt — Sebastian Bergman is the first title from Trapdoor, a new imprint from Little, Brown (UK) and Grand Central (US) aiming to translate and publish crime stories from around the world. And if the name Sebastian Bergman sounds…
Say You're Sorry
Written by Michael Robotham — “My name is Piper Hadley and I went missing on the last Saturday of the summer holidays three years ago”. Such a simple little sentence to open a book destined to send the reader reeling from a gamut of killer…
CIS: Revisiting Mr Ripley
Classics in September — “I always thought it would be better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody.” – Tom Ripley. Okay, so Anthony Minghella put those words into Ripley’s mouth for the 1999 film adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Talented Mr…
Interview: Michael Robotham
Australian-born author Michael Robotham began his career as a journalist and then turned to ghostwriting, penning many best-selling autobiographies for the likes of Geri Halliwell, Lulu and Ricky Tomlinson. His novels have proved an international success and been translated into more than 20 languages. He…
CIS: False Negative
Classics in September — False Negative by Joseph Koenig — Joseph Koenig was nominated for an Edgar for Floater, his first novel, back in 1986. He subsequently went on to write Little Odessa, a walk in the underbelly of New York; Smugglers Notch, a story…
CIS: False Scent
Classics in September – False Scent by Ngaio Marsh – It was back in 1934 that the first book featuring Ngaio Marsh’s gentleman detective, Roderick Alleyn first appeared. A Man Lay Dead kicked off a series that would total 32 novels and conclude 48 years…
CIS: The Cocktail Waitress
Classics in September — The Cocktail Waitress by James M Cain — James Mallahan Cain was born in Maryland in 1892. After returning from WWI, where he wrote for an army magazine, he continued working as a journalist before focusing on novels and screenplays. His…